Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-22
NEW S NOTES.

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.J,W. Kriebs was sentenced to the
county Jail for 100 days yesterday for
having purloined canary.
The city is filled with street corner
<sfakirs," who sell everything that is
worthless for the small sum Of two bits.
"Two-per.eent" Chaffee was arrested
Yesterday on Buenavista street whilst
ON one of his periodical sprees ana
locked up.
There was tremendous wind on the
desert around Mojave yesterday all day.
In the morning there was quite herce
frost on the mountain top at Iehachepe.
At the race track yesterday Mr..
Samuel.' celebrated colt, Coreze, by
Rutherford, out of Sunday, died OF lung
fever,
A Cook 4 Sons excursion party, hil-
ing two Pullman cars, left Chicago on
Ahe 18th instant en- route to Los Ange-
Ies. These touris.s should reach here
about Sunday.
Il is reported on good authority that
positive steps are now going on for the
purcbase of piece of real estate upon
which new theater will be built within
q few months.
Deputy Sheriff Capt. Terrence Cooney
arrived home by train yesterday from
the State prison at Folsom, whittier he
had escorted John Bell, q burglar, who
will stay there one year.
The complaint made by John Ste
phenson against II. B. Brown that he
stole five cents worth of oranges from
the garden of Capt C. 4. Thorn was yes
terday dismissed by Justice Austin.
Con, Riordon has arrived here to put
the finishing touches ON Johnny Carr
fer his coming mill with young Dutchy.
The affair will take place before "se'
lect audience" near here inside OF three
weeks.
The Southern Pacific Company will
soon build spur from Pomona to River.
side across the big Chino ranch. Mr..
Gird has given the right of way and this
will be one of the first new branches
constructed.
John Buchtel yesterday ran into the
butcher wagon of Sam. Cohn of First and
Alameda streets, with his wagon, caus'
ing the hind wheel Of Mr.. COINS vehicle
to be smashed. Buchtel was arrested
for malicious mischief.
John Clarke and G. Doherty, the two
men who wanted jury trial before the
Mayor and were convicted of vagrancy
were yesterday rewarded with 80 days
imprisonment in the county Jail. Dave
Skelly, another tramp, got 40 days.
Hattie NJ. Dubois. who but recently
secured divorce from her worthless
husband, Thomas Dubois, the negro
who is always intoxicated and ins olent,
was severely beaten by her quondau
husband yesterday. Justice Austin or
dered his arrest.
Mrs. Henry Smith, an aged lady who
is weakminded, came here about weel
ago in search of her son whose where
abouts she doesn't know. She was exam
ined for lunacy in Judge Cheney's CourI
yesterday and it was decided to send bel
back east. She is harmless but very
crazy.
A. Stewart, Victor Ranged, Bennie
Heston and John Finlay, four street
arabs, ranging in age from l3 to l5,wert
arrested by Officer Lindhemer in dis
reputable house near the Chinese Thea
ter on Thursday evening. Judge Austir
will probably send them to the Boys
and Girls Aid Society of San Francisco
The ostriches and the birds of besuti
ful plumage from South Africa for the
great menagerie at Washington Gardens
are now due at Galveston and are liable
to arrive in Los Angeles next week.
There are fifty ostriches in the cargo of
the vessel, and preparations are being
made by Mr.. Fox, the lessee of this
beautiful garden for home and well
come for them on arrival.
The Illinois Association will give a
literary and musical social ente ertainment
this evening in Good Templars' Hall al
108 North Main street. Admission free.
A few pleasing rectations, and short,
crisp speeches will be rendered. Mr..
Holmes, MIR. Ward. Mrs. Tar BILE, Misses
White and Pierpont, and others will
furnish music. This society like the
other state societies in Los Angeles, was
organized and is run for literary and So
cial culture. Illinoisians rs well as
other friends are cordially invited to at
tend at 7:30 this evening and get &C.
quainted with ore another.
w. w. Domard, the architect and
contractor, has just taken a contract for
building Capt Alfred Moore very
unique cottage on the edga of the c lift,
Brooklyn Heights, to cost $500. 1t is
in design one of the prettiest build
ings in the city, and to be located where
a view of the entire city, country and
ocean can be had. Samuel Potter, E.q.,
an old neighbor of the Captains. from
st. Paul, Minnesota, has purchased the
two lots adjoining, and will erect at an
early day, fine cottage residence at a
cost Of between three and four thousand
dollars. Other buildings are in contem-
plation, and one is in course of erection
just opposite. by Mr.. little, the build
or, for a newcomer. Brooklyn is being
covered all over with tasty dwellings,
and ere long but few lots there will re-
main vacant. Captain Moore is also
laying out his four acre tract below and
between the Brooklyn bluff and the
Mission road into lots, he has men and
teams busy grading the roads and
streets.